Tuesday, May 29, 2012

I was in Taipei for a quick 3 day getaway. It was more of a sightseeing excursion but we did manage to squeeze in a few culinary adventures along the way! This is the 10th of 10 parts.

I wish I could say that we left Taipei with a mind-blowing last meal but it was not the case.

We were looking for a popular hotpot joint but ended up in an eat-all-you-can yakitori restaurant.

For 499NT++, it actually wasn't so bad...

but we got stressed making sure our meat didn't get overcooked!

Overall, I'm glad to have visited Taipei with Murtle and Curly, but I think we're one in saying that we don't have plans of coming back. Taipei is a good city to visit once or twice but it's easy not to look back.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

I was in Taipei for a quick 3 day getaway. It was more of a sightseeing excursion but we did manage to squeeze in a few culinary adventures along the way! This is the 8th of 10 parts.

It's impossible to escape Taipei 101 when in Taiwan. It's the 2nd tallest building in the world after all standing 1,674 feet tall.

When I was younger, I actually joined a youth group and we went on a three week coast to coast exploration of Taiwan (see adventure here), so I no longer joined Murtle and Curly in ascending the top floors of Taipei 101.

Based on the pictures Murtle and Curly shared, not much has changed from my visit 6 years ago. (Wow! It has been that long... time surely flies!!!)

Line Going Up

Sending A Postcard is A Must

View From the Top

I spent my time waiting for Murtle and Curly at Taipei 101’s food hall, Grand Market.

I was craving for Tom Yum soup that day so I bought tom yum noodles from this outlet:

I wasn’t surprised that the flavors were not authentic but I was at least able to satisfy a craving.

After what felt like forever, Murtle and Curly finally joined me at the food hall. These were what they ordered:

It goes without saying that Taipei 101 is a must visit for first timers.